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Munday JC, Kunz S, Kalejaiye TD, Siderius M, Schroeder S, Paape D, Alghamdi AH, Abbasi Z, Huang SX, Donachie AM, William S, Sabra AN, Sterk GJ, Botros SS, Brown DG, Hoffman CS, Leurs R, de Koning HP. Cloning and functional complementation of ten Schistosoma mansoni phosphodiesterases expressed in the mammalian host stages. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020; 14:e0008447. [PMID: 32730343 PMCID: PMC7430754 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Only a single drug against schistosomiasis is currently available and new drug development is urgently required but very few drug targets have been validated and characterised. However, regulatory systems including cyclic nucleotide metabolism are emerging as primary candidates for drug discovery. Here, we report the cloning of ten cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) genes of S. mansoni, out of a total of 11 identified in its genome. We classify these PDEs by homology to human PDEs. Male worms displayed higher expression levels for all PDEs, in mature and juvenile worms, and schistosomula. Several functional complementation approaches were used to characterise these genes. We constructed a Trypanosoma brucei cell line in which expression of a cAMP-degrading PDE complements the deletion of TbrPDEB1/B2. Inhibitor screens of these cells expressing only either SmPDE4A, TbrPDEB1 or TbrPDEB2, identified highly potent inhibitors of the S. mansoni enzyme that elevated the cellular cAMP concentration. We further expressed most of the cloned SmPDEs in two pde1Δ/pde2Δ strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and some also in a specialised strain of Schizosacharomyces pombe. Five PDEs, SmPDE1, SmPDE4A, SmPDE8, SmPDE9A and SmPDE11 successfully complemented the S. cerevisiae strains, and SmPDE7var also complemented to a lesser degree, in liquid culture. SmPDE4A, SmPDE8 and SmPDE11 were further assessed in S. pombe for hydrolysis of cAMP and cGMP; SmPDE11 displayed considerable preferrence for cGMP over cAMP. These results and tools enable the pursuit of a rigorous drug discovery program based on inhibitors of S. mansoni PDEs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jane C. Munday
- Institute of Infection, Immunity and inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Biology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Biology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, Egypt
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, Egypt
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, United Kingdom
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- Biology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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A Cloning-Free Method for CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing in Fission Yeast. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:2067-2077. [PMID: 29703785 PMCID: PMC5982833 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The CRISPR/Cas9 system, which relies on RNA‐guided DNA cleavage to induce site-specific DNA double-strand breaks, is a powerful tool for genome editing. This system has been successfully adapted for the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe by expressing Cas9 and the single-guide RNA (sgRNA) from a plasmid. In the procedures published to date, the cloning step that introduces a specific sgRNA target sequence into the plasmid is the most tedious and time-consuming. To increase the efficiency of applying the CRISPR/Cas9 system in fission yeast, we here developed a cloning-free procedure that uses gap repair in fission yeast cells to assemble two linear DNA fragments, a gapped Cas9-encoding plasmid and a PCR-amplified sgRNA insert, into a circular plasmid. Both fragments contain only a portion of the ura4 or bsdMX marker so that only the correctly assembled plasmid can confer uracil prototrophy or blasticidin resistance. We show that this gap-repair-based and cloning-free CRISPR/Cas9 procedure permits rapid and efficient point mutation knock-in, endogenous N-terminal tagging, and genomic sequence deletion in fission yeast.
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Frerigmann H, Berger B, Gigolashvili T. bHLH05 is an interaction partner of MYB51 and a novel regulator of glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 166:349-69. [PMID: 25049362 PMCID: PMC4149720 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.240887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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By means of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) two-hybrid screening, we identified basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor05 (bHLH05) as an interacting partner of MYB51, the key regulator of indolic glucosinolates (GSLs) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Furthermore, we show that bHLH04, bHLH05, and bHLH06/MYC2 also interact with other R2R3-MYBs regulating GSL biosynthesis. Analysis of bhlh loss-of-function mutants revealed that the single bhlh mutants retained GSL levels that were similar to those in wild-type plants, whereas the triple bhlh04/05/06 mutant was depleted in the production of GSL. Unlike bhlh04/06 and bhlh05/06 mutants, the double bhlh04/05 mutant was strongly affected in the production of GSL, pointing to a special role of bHLH04 and bHLH05 in the control of GSL levels in the absence of jasmonic acid. The combination of two specific gain-of-function alleles of MYB and bHLH proteins had an additive effect on GSL levels, as demonstrated by the analysis of the double MYB34-1D bHLH05D94N mutant, which produces 20-fold more indolic GSLs than bHLH05D94N and ecotype Columbia-0 of Arabidopsis. The amino acid substitution D94N in bHLH05D94N negatively affects the interaction with JASMONATE-ZIM DOMAIN protein, thereby resulting in constitutive activation of bHLH05 and mimicking jasmonic acid treatment. Our study revealed the bHLH04, bHLH05, and bHLH06/MYC2 factors as novel regulators of GSL biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.
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- Henning Frerigmann
- Botanical Institute and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, BioCenter, D-50674 Cologne, Germany (H.F., T.G.); the Plant Accelerator, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae SA 5064, Australia (B.B.)
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- Botanical Institute and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, BioCenter, D-50674 Cologne, Germany (H.F., T.G.); the Plant Accelerator, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae SA 5064, Australia (B.B.)
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- Botanical Institute and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, BioCenter, D-50674 Cologne, Germany (H.F., T.G.); the Plant Accelerator, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae SA 5064, Australia (B.B.)
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Fennessy D, Grallert A, Krapp A, Cokoja A, Bridge AJ, Petersen J, Patel A, Tallada VA, Boke E, Hodgson B, Simanis V, Hagan IM. Extending the Schizosaccharomyces pombe molecular genetic toolbox. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97683. [PMID: 24848109 PMCID: PMC4029729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Targeted alteration of the genome lies at the heart of the exploitation of S. pombe as a model system. The rate of analysis is often determined by the efficiency with which a target locus can be manipulated. For most loci this is not a problem, however for some loci, such as fin1+, rates of gene targeting below 5% can limit the scope and scale of manipulations that are feasible within a reasonable time frame. We now describe a simple modification of transformation procedure for directing integration of genomic sequences that leads to a 5-fold increase in the transformation efficiency when antibiotic based dominant selection markers are used. We also show that removal of the pku70+ and pku80+ genes, which encode DNA end binding proteins required for the non-homologous end joining DNA repair pathway, increases the efficiency of gene targeting at fin1+ to around 75-80% (a 16-fold increase). We describe how a natMX6/rpl42+ cassette can be used for positive and negative selection for integration at a targeted locus. To facilitate the evaluation of the impact of a series of mutations on the function of a gene of interest we have generated three vector series that rely upon different selectable markers to direct the expression of tagged/untagged molecules from distinct genomic integration sites. pINTL and pINTK vectors use ura4+ selection to direct disruptive integration of leu1+ and lys1+ respectively, while pINTH vectors exploit nourseothricin resistance to detect the targeted disruption of a hygromycin B resistance conferring hphMX6 cassette that has been integrated on chromosome III. Finally, we have generated a series of multi-copy expression vectors that use resistance to nourseothricin or kanamycin/G418 to select for propagation in prototrophic hosts. Collectively these protocol modifications and vectors extend the versatility of this key model system.
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- Dorota Fennessy
- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cell Division Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Activated alleles of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe gpa2+ Galpha gene identify residues involved in GDP-GTP exchange. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2010; 9:626-33. [PMID: 20139237 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00010-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The Schizosaccharomyces pombe glucose/cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling pathway includes the Gpa2-Git5-Git11 heterotrimeric G protein, whose Gpa2 Galpha subunit directly binds to and activates adenylate cyclase in response to signaling from the Git3 G protein-coupled receptor. To study intrinsic and extrinsic regulation of Gpa2, we developed a plasmid-based screen to identify mutationally activated gpa2 alleles that bypass the loss of the Git5-Git11 Gbetagamma dimer to repress transcription of the glucose-regulated fbp1(+) gene. Fifteen independently isolated mutations alter 11 different Gpa2 residues, with all but one conferring a receptor-independent activated phenotype upon integration into the gpa2(+) chromosomal locus. Biochemical characterization of three activated Gpa2 proteins demonstrated an increased GDP-GTP exchange rate that would explain the mechanism of activation. Interestingly, the amino acid altered in the Gpa2(V90A) exchange rate mutant protein is in a region of Gpa2 with no obvious role in Galpha function, thus extending our understanding of Galpha protein structure-function relationships.
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Hoffman RL, Hoffman CS. Cloning the Schizosaccharomyces pombe lys2+ gene and construction of new molecular genetic tools. Curr Genet 2006; 49:414-20. [PMID: 16491385 PMCID: PMC4418447 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-006-0065-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Molecular genetic analyses in Schizosaccharomyces pombe rely on selectable markers that are used in cloning vectors or to mark targeted gene deletions and other integrated constructs. In this study, we used genetic mapping data and genomic sequence information to predict the identity of the S. pombe lys2(+) gene, which is homologous to Saccharomyces cerevisiae LYS4(+). We confirmed this prediction, showing that the cloned SPAC343.16 gene can complement a lys2-97 mutant allele, and constructed the lys2(+)-based cloning vector pRH3. In addition, we deleted the S. pombe his7(+) gene with a lys2(+) -marked polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product and the S. pombe lys2(+) gene with a his7(+)-marked PCR product. Strains carrying these deletions of lys2(+) or his7(+) serve as relatively efficient hosts for the deletion of the ade6(+) gene by lys2(+)-- or his7(+)--marked PCR products when compared with hosts carrying lys2 or his7 point mutations. Therefore, these studies provide plasmids and strains allowing the use of lys2(+) as a selectable marker, along with improved strains for the use of his7(+) to mark gene deletions.
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Ivey FD, Hoffman CS. Direct activation of fission yeast adenylate cyclase by the Gpa2 Galpha of the glucose signaling pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:6108-13. [PMID: 15831585 PMCID: PMC1087962 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0502270102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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G protein-mediated signaling is implicated in yeast and fungal cAMP pathways. By two-hybrid screens and pull-down experiments, we show that the fission yeast Gpa2 Galpha binds an N-terminal domain of adenylate cyclase, comprising a moderately conserved sequence within a region otherwise poorly related to other fungal adenylate cyclases. Overexpressing this domain in yeast perturbs cAMP signaling, which is restored by Gpa2 coexpression. Mutations affecting this domain, over 1,100 residues from the catalytic domain, alter glucose-triggered cAMP signaling. This is evidence for direct activation of adenylate cyclase by a fungal G protein and suggests a distinct activation mechanism from that of mammals.
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- F Douglas Ivey
- Biology Department, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Higgins Hall, Room 401B, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
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Chiron S, Suleau A, Bonnefoy N. Mitochondrial translation: elongation factor tu is essential in fission yeast and depends on an exchange factor conserved in humans but not in budding yeast. Genetics 2005; 169:1891-901. [PMID: 15695360 PMCID: PMC1449603 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.037473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The translation elongation factor EF-Tu is a GTPase that delivers amino-acylated tRNAs to the ribosome during the elongation step of translation. EF-Tu/GDP is recycled by the guanine nucleotide exchange factor EF-Ts. Whereas EF-Ts is lacking in S. cerevisiae, both translation factors are found in S. pombe and H. sapiens mitochondria, consistent with the known similarity between fission yeast and human cell mitochondrial physiology. We constructed yeast mutants lacking these elongation factors. We show that mitochondrial translation is vital for S. pombe, as it is for human cells. In a genetic background allowing the loss of mitochondrial functions, a block in mitochondrial translation in S. pombe leads to a major depletion of mtDNA. The relationships between EF-Ts and EF-Tu from both yeasts and humans were investigated through functional complementation and coexpression experiments and by a search for suppressors of the absence of the S. pombe EF-Ts. We find that S. cerevisiae EF-Tu is functionally equivalent to the S. pombe EF-Tu/EF-Ts couple. Point mutations in the S. pombe EF-Tu can render it independent of its exchange factor, thereby mimicking the situation in S. cerevisiae.
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- Stéphane Chiron
- Centre de Génétique Moléculaire du CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Wang L, Kao R, Ivey FD, Hoffman CS. Strategies for gene disruptions and plasmid constructions in fission yeast. Methods 2005; 33:199-205. [PMID: 15157886 PMCID: PMC4419145 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2003.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Molecular genetic analyses in Schizosaccharomyces pombe are greatly enhanced by our ability to delete chromosomal genes via homologous recombination and to introduce genes expressed from autonomous plasmids. In this paper, we describe a novel approach to generating marked deletion cassettes that bypasses the need for the long, PAGE-purified oligonucleotides required in the currently used PCR-based deletion approach. We also describe additional uses of this two-step PCR method for constructing chromosomal insertion cassettes. Finally, we describe how gap repair in S. pombe can facilitate plasmid constructions in a manner that circumvents the reliance on compatible restriction sites in the DNA molecules that are being joined. Several applications of this gap repair plasmid construction strategy are discussed.
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Current awareness on yeast. Yeast 2003; 20:455-62. [PMID: 12728936 DOI: 10.1002/yea.943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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